Australian Weather News -- 14 NOV 2011

Monday 14 NOV 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0730 EST on 26/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Gulf Country

029152

LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS

51.6

50.8

14/11/2000

1 y

NSW

NW Slopes S

055103

WATSONS CREEK (TILMUNDA)

75.0

65.5

22/11/1960

1 y

NSW

NW Slopes S

055105

ATTUNGA (TARANA)

65.0

61.0

07/11/1970

1 y

NSW

N Tablelands E

057079

WOLLOMOMBI (WOLLOMOMBI RIVER)

54.0

48.0

06/11/2005

1 n

NSW

North Coast

058162

NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)

55.0

54.0

07/11/2009

1 n

NSW

North Coast

058206

EWING BRIDGE CORNDALE (COOPERS CK)

48.0

47.0

09/11/2006

1 n

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 07:29EST, 26/05/2012.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON	24.7	-2.5	15.2	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	46/17
PERTH AIRPORT	24.1	-1.7	18.3	+5.6	16.0	0.0	5.6	7.5	416 (17.3)	48/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.4	+0.6	14.3	+3.5	12.8	0.2	4.0	8.1	427 (17.8)	57/14
BUNBURY	22.3	-2.0	16.2	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	363 (15.1)	41/17
MANDURAH	22.7	-2.0	18.7	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.2	-2.1	22.1	-3.2	22.4	7.4	6.0	3.8	298 (12.4)	61/07
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.2	+4.6	17.7	-0.1	16.9	0.2	5.4	10.6	245 (10.2)	39/19
WHYALLA AERO	28.6	+2.2	11.8	-2.1	--	0.0	16.0	--	499 (20.8)	35/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.1	0.0	14.5	+0.5	12.6	0.0	17.0	12.3	300 (12.5)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.2	-0.2	10.8	+2.4	9.4	0.2	6.2	5.5	363 (15.1)	65/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.1	-0.3	21.6	+0.2	20.6	0.0	7.8	5.1	262 (10.9)	26/09
CAIRNS AERO	31.2	+0.6	21.0	-1.3	19.8	0.0	8.8	9.5	445 (18.5)	35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	0.0	22.8	-0.1	20.8	0.0	10.8	11.3	515 (21.5)	41/13
MACKAY M.O	29.5	+0.4	20.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	11.2	318 (13.3)	34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.5	+1.3	18.7	-0.8	17.9	0.0	8.0	--	232 ( 9.7)	30/12
BUNDABERG AERO	29.6	+1.3	18.8	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+3.1	18.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.4	+1.6	19.9	+1.7	--	4.8	--	--	388 (16.2)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	+0.9	21.3	+3.2	20.0	0.0	8.0	12.2	579 (24.1)	52/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.4	+5.9	16.7	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	522 (21.8)	43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.1	+5.8	16.5	+1.5	13.8	21.4	4.0	--	115 ( 4.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.3	+2.4	18.1	+2.0	16.1	14.6	2.6	10.9	366 (15.3)	50/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.1	+4.2	14.5	-0.5	--	2.6	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	37.1	+11.7	15.6	+1.3	14.4	0.0	4.8	11.6	324 (13.5)	46/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	36.3	+11.2	15.4	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	71 ( 3.0)	37/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.8	+6.8	13.6	+4.5	7.5	0.0	4.0	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	36.9	+8.6	15.0	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	52/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	37.9	+13.9	19.9	+4.6	17.8	0.0	4.4	9.7	410 (17.1)	74/20
RICHMOND RAAF	36.8	+10.3	14.8	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	61/14
BELLAMBI AWS	35.5	+13.5	18.9	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	68/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT	31.0	+8.3	13.0	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.0	+5.3	18.9	+8.1	16.4	0.0	8.0	12.6	330 (13.8)	55/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.3	+2.4	16.1	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	46/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.0	+3.6	14.3	+1.8	11.6	0.0	9.0	12.1	350 (14.6)	46/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.1	+2.5	12.9	+2.7	--	0.4³	15.0	--	309 (12.9)	54/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.0	+1.8	14.4	+4.8	--	1.6	--	--	260 (10.8)	52/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.0	+4.1	15.9	+4.7	12.1	4.2³	13.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.4	+1.8	10.9	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	54/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.9	-0.5	12.1	+3.1	--	18.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	41/09
HOBART AIRPORT	20.0	+1.0	11.3	+2.1	8.2	5.0	1.8	7.0	291 (12.1)	63/16
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

42.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
41.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+14.4 : 36.7 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+13.9 : 37.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+13.6 : 37.2 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+13.6 : 35.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+13.5 : 35.5 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

**S** 30.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+11.2 : 24.2 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
**S** +8.4 : 30.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+8.3 : 22.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+8.2 : 21.9 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+8.1 : 18.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
12.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.5 : 29.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 29.5 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 32.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-5.6 : 31.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 31.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.3 : 5.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.7 : 10.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
-4.4 : 7.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

99.0 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
75.0 WATSONS CREEK (TILMUNDA) NW Slopes S NSW
69.6 BOGGABRI (RETREAT) NW Slopes S NSW
68.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
65.0 ATTUNGA (TARANA) NW Slopes S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
99.0 POINT STUART AWS
57.0 GERIATRIC PARK
52.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
51.6 LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
68.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE POST OFFICE
NW Slopes N
54.0 BINGARA (KEERA)
52.6 BUNDARRA (ARALUEN)
NW Slopes S
75.0 WATSONS CREEK (TILMUNDA)
69.6 BOGGABRI (RETREAT)
65.0 ATTUNGA (TARANA)
65.0 MANILLA (TOWRI)
60.8 MANILLA POST OFFICE
52.0 ORABAH (MANILLA (WARRABAH))
51.4 UPPER MANILLA (GLENBORAH)
N Tablelands W
58.0 GLEN INNES (LYNDALE)
57.6 BEN LOMOND (KOALA)
54.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
N Tablelands E
54.6 KOOKABOOKRA
54.0 WOLLOMOMBI (WOLLOMOMBI RIVER)
51.0 GLEN INNES (MT MITCHELL FOREST)
50.2 HILLGROVE (HILLVIEW)
50.0 WOLLOMOMBI POST OFFICE
North Coast
63.0 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
60.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
59.6 ROCK VALLEY (LEYCESTER CREEK)
58.0 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)
55.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
52.2 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE)
51.0 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
MidNorth Coast N
57.0 NANA GLEN (COWLING CLOSE)

12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
3.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

942 (39.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
908 (37.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
907 (37.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
832 (34.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
815 (34.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
765 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
756 (31.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
741 (30.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
688 (28.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
652 (27.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
628 (26.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
616 (25.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

98/04 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
96/05 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
96/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/15 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
93/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
93/07 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley KALUMBURU 34.0mm in 16 min to 14:00 127.5mm/h 39.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 39.0mm/h 1.6mm in 1 min to 14:01 96.0mm/h 26.0mm in 59 min to 15:00 26.4mm/h 27.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.6mm/h 67.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 22.3mm/h 67.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h DOONGAN 50.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 8.0mm in 22 min to 17:00 21.8mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h W Kimberley LOMBADINA MISSION 22.6mm in 13 min to 09:00 104.3mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 22.6mm/h 12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD 8.6mm in 14 min to 15:14 36.9mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.4mm in 12 min to 07:42 32.0mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 10.6mm in 30 min to 07:00 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 13.4mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 6.8mm in 10 min to 19:00 40.8mm/h POINT STUART AWS 84.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 28.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.4mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast GRAFTON RESEARCH STN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h GRAFTON AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 18.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h CRESSY RESEARCH STATION 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME 6.0mm in 15 min to 00:20 24.0mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau WULUNGURRU : 95(120/ 65 ) at 15:41 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 72(180/ 63 ) at 21:11 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 72(180/ 65 ) at 21:23 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 95(360/ 65 ) at 06:30 MT HOTHAM : 95( 20/ 70 ) at 05:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 93(290/ 69 ) at 14:39 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(310/ 87 ) at 14:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(250/ 70 ) at 22:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 91(330/ 50 ) at 00:30 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(260/ 63 ) at 12:12 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(300/ 63 ) at 01:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 78(270/ 67 ) at 16:30